11 files changed, 94 insertions, 22 deletions
diff --git a/libs/acpi/CMakeLists.txt b/libs/acpi/CMakeLists.txt
index b9c607d..f850fe4 100644
--- a/libs/acpi/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/libs/acpi/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -19,7 +19,8 @@ file(GLOB_RECURSE ACPI_HEADERS
 )
 
 target_sources("acpi" PRIVATE
-  "acpi/checksum.cpp"
+  "acpi/common/basic_table.cpp"
+  "acpi/common/checksum.cpp"
   "acpi/common/table_header.cpp"
   "acpi/madt.cpp"
   "acpi/pointers.cpp"
@@ -60,6 +61,7 @@ if(NOT CMAKE_CROSSCOMPILING)
   set_source_files_properties("test_data/tables.S" PROPERTIES OBJECT_DEPENDS "${GENERATED_TABLE_BLOBS}")
 
   add_executable("acpi_tests"
+    "acpi/common/basic_table.test.cpp"
     "acpi/common/table_header.test.cpp"
     "acpi/madt.test.cpp"
     "acpi/pointers.test.cpp"
diff --git a/libs/acpi/acpi/acpi.hpp b/libs/acpi/acpi/acpi.hpp
index fb358cc..47050f2 100644
--- a/libs/acpi/acpi/acpi.hpp
+++ b/libs/acpi/acpi/acpi.hpp
@@ -1,10 +1,10 @@
 #ifndef ACPI_ACPI_HPP
 #define ACPI_ACPI_HPP
 
-#include <acpi/checksum.hpp>    // IWYU pragma: export
-#include <acpi/madt.hpp>        // IWYU pragma: export
-#include <acpi/pointers.hpp>    // IWYU pragma: export
-#include <acpi/sdt.hpp>         // IWYU pragma: export
-#include <acpi/table_type.hpp>  // IWYU pragma: export
+#include <acpi/common/checksum.hpp>  // IWYU pragma: export
+#include <acpi/madt.hpp>             // IWYU pragma: export
+#include <acpi/pointers.hpp>         // IWYU pragma: export
+#include <acpi/sdt.hpp>              // IWYU pragma: export
+#include <acpi/table_type.hpp>       // IWYU pragma: export
 
 #endif
diff --git a/libs/acpi/acpi/common/basic_table.cpp b/libs/acpi/acpi/common/basic_table.cpp
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..5cec91a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/libs/acpi/acpi/common/basic_table.cpp
@@ -0,0 +1,26 @@
+#include <acpi/common/basic_table.hpp>
+#include <acpi/common/checksum.hpp>
+#include <acpi/common/table_header.hpp>
+
+#include <cstddef>
+#include <span>
+
+namespace acpi
+{
+
+  auto basic_table::validate_checksum() const noexcept -> bool
+  {
+    return acpi::validate_checksum({reinterpret_cast<std::byte const *>(this), m_header.length().value});
+  }
+
+  auto basic_table::as_span() const noexcept -> std::span<std::byte const>
+  {
+    return {reinterpret_cast<std::byte const *>(this), m_header.length().value};
+  }
+
+  auto basic_table::header() const noexcept -> table_header const &
+  {
+    return m_header;
+  }
+
+}  // namespace acpi
+\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/libs/acpi/acpi/common/basic_table.hpp b/libs/acpi/acpi/common/basic_table.hpp
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..43bf533
--- /dev/null
+++ b/libs/acpi/acpi/common/basic_table.hpp
@@ -0,0 +1,26 @@
+#ifndef ACPI_COMMON_BASIC_TABLE_HPP
+#define ACPI_COMMON_BASIC_TABLE_HPP
+
+#include <acpi/common/table_header.hpp>
+
+#include <cstddef>
+#include <span>
+
+namespace acpi
+{
+
+  struct basic_table
+  {
+    [[nodiscard]] auto validate_checksum() const noexcept -> bool;
+
+    [[nodiscard]] auto as_span() const noexcept -> std::span<std::byte const>;
+
+    [[nodiscard]] auto header() const noexcept -> table_header const &;
+
+  private:
+    table_header m_header;
+  };
+
+}  // namespace acpi
+
+#endif
+\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/libs/acpi/acpi/common/basic_table.test.cpp b/libs/acpi/acpi/common/basic_table.test.cpp
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..e292b9f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/libs/acpi/acpi/common/basic_table.test.cpp
@@ -0,0 +1,21 @@
+#include <acpi/common/basic_table.hpp>
+#include <catch2/catch_test_macros.hpp>
+#include <test_data/tables.hpp>
+
+SCENARIO("Basic table functions", "[basic_table]")
+{
+  GIVEN("A valid compiled table header")
+  {
+    auto data = acpi::test_data::tables::table_header();
+
+    WHEN("parsing the table")
+    {
+      auto table = reinterpret_cast<acpi::basic_table const *>(data.data());
+
+      THEN("the checksum is valid")
+      {
+        REQUIRE(table->validate_checksum());
+      }
+    }
+  }
+}
diff --git a/libs/acpi/acpi/checksum.cpp b/libs/acpi/acpi/common/checksum.cpp
index 56275c8..09425dd 100644
--- a/libs/acpi/acpi/checksum.cpp
+++ b/libs/acpi/acpi/common/checksum.cpp
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-#include <acpi/checksum.hpp>
+#include <acpi/common/checksum.hpp>
 
 #include <algorithm>
 #include <cstddef>
diff --git a/libs/acpi/acpi/checksum.hpp b/libs/acpi/acpi/common/checksum.hpp
index a92c242..a92c242 100644
--- a/libs/acpi/acpi/checksum.hpp
+++ b/libs/acpi/acpi/common/checksum.hpp
diff --git a/libs/acpi/acpi/common/table_header.cpp b/libs/acpi/acpi/common/table_header.cpp
index 17a8219..c69ff5d 100644
--- a/libs/acpi/acpi/common/table_header.cpp
+++ b/libs/acpi/acpi/common/table_header.cpp
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@ namespace acpi
 
   static_assert(sizeof(common_table_header_data) == common_table_header_size);
 
-  auto common_table_header::creator_revision() const noexcept -> decltype(common_table_header_data::creator_revision)
+  auto table_header::creator_revision() const noexcept -> decltype(common_table_header_data::creator_revision)
   {
     using type = decltype(common_table_header_data::creator_revision);
 
@@ -42,7 +42,7 @@ namespace acpi
     return value;
   }
 
-  auto common_table_header::creator_id() const noexcept -> std::string_view
+  auto table_header::creator_id() const noexcept -> std::string_view
   {
     constexpr auto size = sizeof(common_table_header_data::creator_id);
     constexpr auto offset = offsetof(common_table_header_data, creator_id);
@@ -52,7 +52,7 @@ namespace acpi
     return std::string_view{base + offset, size};
   }
 
-  auto common_table_header::length() const noexcept -> kstd::units::bytes
+  auto table_header::length() const noexcept -> kstd::units::bytes
   {
     using type = decltype(common_table_header_data::length);
 
@@ -67,7 +67,7 @@ namespace acpi
     return kstd::units::bytes{raw_value};
   }
 
-  auto common_table_header::oem_id() const noexcept -> std::string_view
+  auto table_header::oem_id() const noexcept -> std::string_view
   {
     constexpr auto size = sizeof(common_table_header_data::oem_id);
     constexpr auto offset = offsetof(common_table_header_data, oem_id);
@@ -77,7 +77,7 @@ namespace acpi
     return std::string_view{base + offset, size};
   }
 
-  auto common_table_header::oem_table_id() const noexcept -> std::string_view
+  auto table_header::oem_table_id() const noexcept -> std::string_view
   {
     constexpr auto size = sizeof(common_table_header_data::oem_table_id);
     constexpr auto offset = offsetof(common_table_header_data, oem_table_id);
@@ -87,7 +87,7 @@ namespace acpi
     return std::string_view{base + offset, size};
   }
 
-  auto common_table_header::oem_revision() const noexcept -> decltype(common_table_header_data::oem_revision)
+  auto table_header::oem_revision() const noexcept -> decltype(common_table_header_data::oem_revision)
   {
     using type = decltype(common_table_header_data::oem_revision);
 
@@ -102,7 +102,7 @@ namespace acpi
     return value;
   }
 
-  auto common_table_header::revision() const noexcept -> decltype(common_table_header_data::revision)
+  auto table_header::revision() const noexcept -> decltype(common_table_header_data::revision)
   {
     using type = decltype(common_table_header_data::revision);
 
@@ -117,7 +117,7 @@ namespace acpi
     return value;
   }
 
-  auto common_table_header::signature() const noexcept -> std::string_view
+  auto table_header::signature() const noexcept -> std::string_view
   {
     constexpr auto size = sizeof(common_table_header_data::signature);
     constexpr auto offset = offsetof(common_table_header_data, signature);
diff --git a/libs/acpi/acpi/common/table_header.hpp b/libs/acpi/acpi/common/table_header.hpp
index 8ecfd0a..529da81 100644
--- a/libs/acpi/acpi/common/table_header.hpp
+++ b/libs/acpi/acpi/common/table_header.hpp
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ namespace acpi
   //! Multibyte fields in the header are not guaranteed to be naturally aligned by the firmware. Therefore, no direct
   //! access to multibyte fields is provided. Instead, the provided member functions handle alignment of the multibyte
   //! values and thus provide a safe interface to the header fields.
-  struct common_table_header
+  struct table_header
   {
     //! Get the revision of the utility used to create this table.
     [[nodiscard]] auto creator_revision() const noexcept -> std::uint32_t;
@@ -45,9 +45,6 @@ namespace acpi
     //! Get the signature of this table.
     [[nodiscard]] auto signature() const noexcept -> std::string_view;
 
-    //! Validate this table's checksum
-    [[nodiscard]] auto validate() const noexcept -> bool;
-
   private:
     std::array<std::byte, common_table_header_size> m_data;
   };
diff --git a/libs/acpi/acpi/common/table_header.test.cpp b/libs/acpi/acpi/common/table_header.test.cpp
index e43e403..d6976b3 100644
--- a/libs/acpi/acpi/common/table_header.test.cpp
+++ b/libs/acpi/acpi/common/table_header.test.cpp
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ SCENARIO("Common table header parsing", "[common_table_header]")
 
     WHEN("parsing the header")
     {
-      auto header = reinterpret_cast<acpi::common_table_header const *>(data.data());
+      auto header = reinterpret_cast<acpi::table_header const *>(data.data());
 
       THEN("the signature is correct")
       {
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@ SCENARIO("Common table header parsing", "[common_table_header]")
 
       THEN("the length is correct")
       {
-        REQUIRE(header->length() == kstd::type_size<acpi::common_table_header>);
+        REQUIRE(header->length() == kstd::type_size<acpi::table_header>);
       }
 
       THEN("the oem id is correct")
diff --git a/libs/acpi/acpi/pointers.cpp b/libs/acpi/acpi/pointers.cpp
index 8a8629f..45a42ce 100644
--- a/libs/acpi/acpi/pointers.cpp
+++ b/libs/acpi/acpi/pointers.cpp
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 #include <kstd/units>
 
-#include <acpi/checksum.hpp>
+#include <acpi/common/checksum.hpp>
 #include <acpi/pointers.hpp>
 
 #include <bit>